Copper mounted veneered wood Chinese box with bone plaques

£7,500

Covered with delicately pierced bone plaques, this charming antique Chinese casket would be the perfect place to store private or precious objects.

 

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Description

This beautiful Chinese box is crafted from wood and is profusely adorned with pierced plaques carved from bone. The plaques feature superb openwork detailing, their pierced decorations wrought into a host of scrolling and abstracted foliate forms. The box features a copper escutcheon and copper handles to either side and is accompanied by a key.

Details

Country of Origin
Chinese
Date of Manufacture
19th Century
Period
19th Century
Style
Chinese Interest
Material
Bone, Copper, Wood
Colour
Cream

Dimensions

Height
13 cm / 5.1 inches
Width
26 cm / 10.2 inches
Depth
14.5 cm / 5.5 inches

Reference:
13902

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